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Two teams will represent Ireland at the Monaco Yacht Club Optimist Team racing event
Two teams will represent Ireland at the Monaco Yacht Club Optimist Team racing event on Saturday 23rd January and Sunday 24th January 2010.
Team 1: IODAI Team Sophie Brown
Team 2: RCYC Team Seafra Guilfoyle
A number of applications were received for the IODAI Team and IODAI have had the very difficult task of selecting a representative team. Royal Cork Yacht Club received a seperate invitation to the event.
We would like to wish both Teams well and hope they enjoy the event !
Details of the Event below
IODAI has received an invitation from the Monaco Yacht Club to enter a team in a team racing event on Saturday 23rd January and Sunday 24th January 2010. The Notice of Race and entry form are attached. IODAI have no further information on the event therefore queries should be made direct to Yacht Club de Monaco. This is an invitation only event. RCYC who have reciprocity with MYC have also been invited and are considering entering a team. The invitation offers free boat charter, entry and some meals. The only expense would be flights and accommodation. The Monaco Yacht Club offer to help teams find accommodation. (Flights are currently quite cheap). IODAI are hereby offering the invitation out to the membership to see if any sailors would be interested in going. This is an international event where we assume the standard will be quite high so we are asking for applications from the top ranked 35 Seniors and top 35 Juniors who have some team racing experience. In the event of more than the required team numbers (4) responding we (IODAI) will then apply a selection criteria. Since the event is just over a month from now, IODAI selection (should it be necessary) will be final – there is not time for appeals. Similarly, no sailor should apply unless they are fully prepared to attend if selected. Since entries must be in by 20th December, all applications to attend should be e-mailed to honsec@iodai.com before Monday 7th December 2009. This also allows for sailors wishing to attend to avail of flights a cheap as possible. Parents should note, that once a team is selected, it will be up to parents of the selected sailors to make all necessary arrangements for the teams attendance including team parent and / or a coach as necessary. No funding for the event is available from IODAI.
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